sec.801Petroleum producer’s measurement obligations

### sec.801 Petroleum producer’s measurement obligations A petroleum producer must ensure— each product mentioned in subsection (2) is measured by a meter, in accordance with the relevant measurement scheme for the meter; and For measurement schemes, see chapter 8 , part 2 (Measurement schemes). the meter complies with any requirements prescribed under a regulation; and the measurement is made at the times and in the way prescribed under a regulation. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units. For subsection (1) (a) , the products are each of the following— petroleum the producer produces; any of the petroleum that is used in the production of petroleum from the petroleum tenure, 1923 Act petroleum tenure or mining tenement on which the petroleum was produced or processed; any of the petroleum produced that is flared or vented by or for the producer; any of the petroleum produced that the producer, or someone else for the producer, injects into a natural underground reservoir in the State; any of the petroleum produced the property in which passes from the producer; for a petroleum tenure holder—associated water for the tenure; any of the petroleum produced that passes through another stage in its production or processing that the Minister gives a notice to the producer is a stage at which the petroleum must be measured. However, subsection (1) (a) does not apply to an amount of petroleum that is— unavoidably lost before it can be measured; or lost or used as part of normal operations for instrumentation, purging, blowdown or similar activities. For applying subsections (1) and (2) (f) , water is taken to be petroleum. If there is any inconsistency between the measurement scheme and a regulation made under subsection (1) , the regulation prevails to the extent of the inconsistency. s 801 amd 2004 No. 26 s 69 (2) sch ; 2007 No. 46 s 231 ; 2011 No. 2 ss 121 , 122 sch (sec.801-ssec.1) A petroleum producer must ensure— each product mentioned in subsection (2) is measured by a meter, in accordance with the relevant measurement scheme for the meter; and For measurement schemes, see chapter 8 , part 2 (Measurement schemes). the meter complies with any requirements prescribed under a regulation; and the measurement is made at the times and in the way prescribed under a regulation. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units. (sec.801-ssec.2) For subsection (1) (a) , the products are each of the following— petroleum the producer produces; any of the petroleum that is used in the production of petroleum from the petroleum tenure, 1923 Act petroleum tenure or mining tenement on which the petroleum was produced or processed; any of the petroleum produced that is flared or vented by or for the producer; any of the petroleum produced that the producer, or someone else for the producer, injects into a natural underground reservoir in the State; any of the petroleum produced the property in which passes from the producer; for a petroleum tenure holder—associated water for the tenure; any of the petroleum produced that passes through another stage in its production or processing that the Minister gives a notice to the producer is a stage at which the petroleum must be measured. (sec.801-ssec.2A) However, subsection (1) (a) does not apply to an amount of petroleum that is— unavoidably lost before it can be measured; or lost or used as part of normal operations for instrumentation, purging, blowdown or similar activities. (sec.801-ssec.3) For applying subsections (1) and (2) (f) , water is taken to be petroleum. (sec.801-ssec.4) If there is any inconsistency between the measurement scheme and a regulation made under subsection (1) , the regulation prevails to the extent of the inconsistency. - (a) each product mentioned in subsection (2) is measured by a meter, in accordance with the relevant measurement scheme for the meter; and Note— For measurement schemes, see chapter 8 , part 2 (Measurement schemes). - (b) the meter complies with any requirements prescribed under a regulation; and - (c) the measurement is made at the times and in the way prescribed under a regulation. - (a) petroleum the producer produces; - (b) any of the petroleum that is used in the production of petroleum from the petroleum tenure, 1923 Act petroleum tenure or mining tenement on which the petroleum was produced or processed; - (c) any of the petroleum produced that is flared or vented by or for the producer; - (d) any of the petroleum produced that the producer, or someone else for the producer, injects into a natural underground reservoir in the State; - (e) any of the petroleum produced the property in which passes from the producer; - (f) for a petroleum tenure holder—associated water for the tenure; - (g) any of the petroleum produced that passes through another stage in its production or processing that the Minister gives a notice to the producer is a stage at which the petroleum must be measured. - (a) unavoidably lost before it can be measured; or - (b) lost or used as part of normal operations for instrumentation, purging, blowdown or similar activities.